Yes, my holidays...

In 12 hours time, I will be boarding the plane heading to Manila... So doing last minute packing now of cos...

And in the meanwhile:

MO is down with flu today... the flu bug is in the air, and it is so potent that one can be down for many many days... hope that he will take care of himself, and have a speedy recovery... Otherwise no more fun for him for at least the next few days...

Just a few more days to WF's bday too. Hereby wishing her a early birthday here first, and hope that she will have a fun-filled day on her birthday next Mon...

Oh yes, my dear RC is staffing Advance. Another powerful stand for the people around. Salute him for his willingness to go an extra mile and make a difference for people. Rock the city, Captain. Believe in yourself, and trust your heart. I know you can…

First Break for the Year

Finally, I can count down now... 2 more working days before I head off to my holidays… My first break for the year! Visiting Puerto Galera in Philippines… well, to do diving of course!! After much planning, this is finally happening!

Can’t wait… Sun-kissed beaches, deep blue sea, crystal clear skies, stunning natural beauty… 6 days of diving and more diving… 8 days of relaxing and more relaxing…

Time to let down the hair, to be with the nature and fishes, and it can be a good time to reflect and take stock too… Or perhaps, the best is simply just to be present in each and every moment...

사랑한다면 如果爱

If you had been catching this Korean 《Get Karl! Oh Su Jung》OST on Channel U recently, then you should know this song pretty well...

Philosophy

On the branded 3-in-1 shampoo, bath and shower gel that I got as a gift, these are the lines found on the bottle

"Philosophy: life is a classroom. we are both student and teacher. each day is a test. and each day we receive a passing or failing grade in one particular subject."

"Grace: grace is compassion, gratitude, surrender, faith, forgiveness, good manners, reverence, and the list goes on. it's something money can't buy and credentials rarely produce. being the smartest, the prettiest, the most talented, the richest, or even the poorest, can't help. being a humble person can and being a helpful person can guide you through your days with grace and gratitude."

Philosophical enough, aren't they? No wonder the brand name.

Offsite

Finally, the offsite is over. It had been hard work for both Ed and I for the past weeks, trying to put together this event. It happened at The Sentosa Resort & Spa from last Sun to Tue. We got all business units’ heads in Asia attending this annual offsite, and one of my bosses basically called the shot to this offsite.

This was the first event that my bosses could literally witness how I was since I joined this company five months ago, it was also the first time that I got to see all the heads that I have been dealing with over emails… thus I took no chance with anything that happened around this event. I went through the event order over and over in my head, even just before I fell asleep each night as the dates drew near to ensure that I covered everything in perspective.

And phew, all went fine. Little hiccups all in all… The delegates were full of praises and my bosses were pleased. I should say that the teambuilding events like the rafting and cooking challenge added a lot of fun to the 3 days. Otherwise, it would be soo…oo dry… with all the numbers crunching, the strategic planning and discussions.

I am just glad that it is finally over, and the effort has paid off. Finally, I can breathe a little better…

蝴蝶

人生犹如蝴蝶的生命週期

从蛋、幼虫、蛹到蝴蝶

每个成长阶段都拥有自己的特色

不同的需求， 不一样的思维

每个学习过程 丰富了人生经验

经过重重波折， 也经过层层磨练

慢慢地从一只卑微的小虫

蜕变成漂亮又迷人的蝴蝶

Post Operation

Thanks to many who have shown concerns about my dad.

His operation went on longer than expected. The wait before, during and after operation was dreadfully boring… not to mention I was terribly hungry for lunch by 4pm…

He did have some minor complications during his operation, thus he is given additional eye drops and more antibiotics than other patients. “Most importantly, do not let his eye get infected” were the wise words given by the doc on his next day review. But basically, his condition was ok during the review.

My dad can be such a rebellious kid when it comes to serious stuff… that I may need to scream his head off so that he may listen… Maybe it is tough love, but it is all for him to get well soon and smooth...

May all be fine...

I am bringing my dad to NUH for his cataract operation tomorrow afternoon. It may seem to be a small operation to many... But for someone at the age of 72 with transient stroke history, coupled with high blood pressure and diabeties, it may not be that simple afterall. Yet, if his cataract is not removed, his left eye is almost blind already... :(

There will be lots of follow-up reviews thereafter... this means taking more leave to get him there... One review usually takes more than half a day… I am certainly a hospital regular.

Just hope that everything will go smoothly for him...

胡彦斌《巴黎铁塔》

Like this song somehow... Let the rest be unspoken.

Dreams again

Dreams do bug me…
Especially when they can be so real
Is it about an over rampant brain?
Or the subconscious needs to be heard?
Is it an indication on the state of mind?
Or is it purely too much thoughts into a random matter?
Perhaps I should take a Master degree in dreams interpretation or something…